haughty
adjective
disdainfully proud; scornfully arrogant; snobbish; supercilious: a haughty salesclerk.
haughtily
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a word derived from
haughty.
Example Sentences
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Time's Stephanie Zacharek was less keen on her performance, however, saying Jolie "plays her subject as haughtily cool and deeply insecure, but captures none of her imperious charisma".
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
“Somewhat haughtily, she said to me, ‘Young man, how dare you tell me how to run my newspaper!’” he wrote in an unpublished memoir.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
“I’m gonna fight my battle, and I’m gonna deliver,” he said haughtily, wearing his signature blue blazer and shades.
From Slate ● May 16, 2023
An authority on all matters of the past, he haughtily provides context on everything from pandemics to police brutality — and insists that White Walkers and Ewoks are real.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2020
Mr. Sloane didn't enter into the conversation but lounged back haughtily in his chair; the woman said nothing either--until unexpectedly, after two highballs, she became cordial.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
